Introduction: High-dose radioactive iodine therapy in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) may adversely affect the salivary gland function. This study is aimed to evaluate the effect of radioactive iodine (RAI) with dose of 100 mCi in DTC patients compared to lower doses of less than 30 mCi in hyperthyroid cases. Methods: Fifty four patients (13 men and 41 women) age: 42.3±14.3 (21-71) years w...

Pediatric salivary gland disease represents a very small portion of the pathology that we see among children and as such, it represents a very small part of what head and neck surgeons treat. The majority of salivary gland masses occur within the parotid gland [1-4]. Parotid gland lesions are infrequent in children. Less than 5% of all salivary gland neoplasms occur in this population and less ...

Oncocytomas are a group of rare neoplasms occurring in the parotid gland and account for less than 1% of all salivary gland tumors. Oncocytoma is a benign tumor composed of oncocytes with many hyperplastic mitochondria, usually presenting a solitary nodule. We reported a rare case of a slow-growing parotid oncocytoma in a 73-year-old woman who presented with a palpable mass in the left infra-au...

Objectives: Hemangiomas account for 0.4%-0.6% of all tumors of the parotid gland and are extremely rare in adults. Changes in blood flow dynamics within hemangiomas result in thrombus formation and phleboliths. We present a case of cavernous hemangioma with multiple phleboliths of the parotid gland masquerading assialolithiasis in an adult patient. Methods: A 43-year-old woman visited our hospi...

OBJECTIVE To assess the diagnostic accuracy of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the parotid and submandibular glands. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Tertiary referral academic center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis was performed for all parotid and submandibular gland FNAs from a single center from 2001 to 2014. There were 1283 FNAs performed for 1076 pati...

Warthin’s tumor is the most common monomorphic adenoma of parotid gland. It can be coexistent with other salivary gland tumors or metachronous, multifocal, unilateral, bilateral which perplexes diagnosis hence delaying over/under treating ailment. Rare cases are described in young population especially non-smoker females. We present a case arising left 20-year-old female.

Oncocytomas of salivary gland are benign tumors composed exclusively of oncocytic cells. Majority of them occur in parotid gland and have excellent prognosis following complete excision. They should be differentiated from other salivary gland tumors with more prominent oncocytic component and nodular oncocytic hyperplasia. Herein we present a case of oncocytoma of parotid gland in a 48 year old...

Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare spindle cell neoplasm that usually develops in the pleura and peritoneum. The head and neck region is involved in only 6% of the cases. Involvement of the parotid gland is a rare phenomenon, with only 24 cases reported in the literature. The aim of this study is to report an additional case of SFT affecting the parotid gland, and to review the literature o...

We are reporting a case of recurrent myoepithelioma of the parotid gland, that emerged as a cutaneous mass. She had a retroauricular subcutaneous mass with an underlying diagnosis of a cutaneous myoepithelioma, which was excised at a hospital's Dermatology Department 2 years earlier. The tumour was observed above the platysma and it was considered as a cutaneous myoepithelioma without the parot...